CBS late-night programming chief and frequent Howard Stern guest Vinnie Favale is close to realizing his dream of becoming an (off-) Broadway producer.

With the help of bodacious blond songstress Frankie Keane, Favale has written and is producing “Hereafter Musical,” a show that aims to answer all the questions about what happens after people die. Despite frequent mocking by Stern, Favale has so far shelled out about $85,000 to fund the musical.

Now he just needs more financing — and fast.

“We’ve done three sold-out concerts and a small showcase,” says Favale. “We’ve made zero profit, but we see it as development. We are ready to do two weeks off-Broadway, but there was no way my wife was going to let me use any more of our money,” he said.

He needs to raise $60,000 by next Sunday, or else his stage dreams will go straight down the tubes.

He’s turned to the Web site Kickstarter.com to help raise the funds, and is only $4,003 short of his goal, he said.